Suited for: ages 1+ (adult supervision required for any children who are putting items in their mouths) Equipment: iceblock maker (approx $2 from Kmart) and pom poms (from dollar shop) Great for reinforcing pincer grip, language (e.g. 'in', 'out', 'on top', 'under', 'sparkly', 'scratchy', 'fluffy'), early 1:1 skills I'm trying to find little activities to set up for Miss One in the afternoons. She has a little lull in energy around 3.30pm and this activity was a perfect quiet time, 1 on 1 activity that kept us both occupied for a surprising length of time! Yesterday we had played with the iceblock maker set and spent ages putting the plastic sleeves in the trays, fitting on the lids, taking it all apart and swapping lids around etc. Miss One also discovered that the sleeves stack inside each other so we made towers as well. Today I added some silver sparkly pom poms to the mix. Pom poms are a great sensory material, and the
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